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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bath and North East Somerset Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
12,909 approved · 1,511 refused · 1,870 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jan 2012 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Five Guys, 8 Sawclose, City Centre, Bath,
Received 20 Feb 202024 Thomas Street, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5NN
Received 20 Feb 2020Copse Corner, Upper Stanton, Stanton Drew, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 4EG
Received 20 Feb 2020The Bean, 2 Balustrade, London Road, Walcot, Bath, BA1 6QA
Received 20 Feb 2020St Nicholas Primary School, Kilmersdon Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3QH
Received 20 Feb 20209 The Glebe, Freshford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7TZ
Received 20 Feb 2020Oakfield Nursing Home, Weston Park, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4AS
Received 20 Feb 2020Unit 3, Wellsway Works, Wells Road, Westfield, BA3 3RZ
Received 20 Feb 202026 Primrose Hill, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UT
Received 20 Feb 2020First Floor Flat , 30A Belvedere, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5HR
Received 20 Feb 2020Lower North End Farm, Lower Bristol Road, Clutton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5QP
Received 20 Feb 202047 Lyncombe Hill, Lyncombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4PQ
Received 21 Feb 202041 Northend, Batheaston, Bath, BA1 7EG
Received 21 Feb 2020Rose Cottage, Cleeve Hill, Ubley, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 6PE
Received 21 Feb 20202 Victoria Place, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5EY
Received 21 Feb 2020Flat 13 The Tramshed, Beehive Yard, City Centre, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5BB
Received 21 Feb 2020Prospect House , St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6PR
Received 21 Feb 2020Prospect House , St John's Road, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 6PR
Received 21 Feb 2020St Mary Magdalen, Church Hill, Writhlington, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 5TZ
Received 22 Feb 20202 Berkeley Place, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5EZ
Received 22 Feb 2020Upton Grey, 6 Streamside, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8QZ
Received 23 Feb 2020Ground Floor, 6 Queen's Parade, Bath, BA1 2NJ
Received 23 Feb 2020Mulberry Cottage, 18A Daniel Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6NB
Received 23 Feb 2020Building And Adjoining Land North East Of Pinkers Farm, Middle Street, East Harptree, Bristol,
Received 24 Feb 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bath and North East Somerset Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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